Patient Positioning

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Patient Positioning
  1. Fowlers
    1. sitting up
      1. Respiratory problems
    2. Sims
      1. on left side, with knee bent
        1. Rectal Procedures
      2. Supine
        1. on spin
          1. abdominal pain, incission
        2. Trendelenburg
          1. 15-30 degrees feet higher than the head
            1. getting blood to the head and the heart
          2. Lithotomy
            1. supine w/ legs in the stirups
              1. birth, papsmear, vaginal examinations
            2. Dorsal Recumbent
              1. on back w/ knees bent
                1. abdominal pain
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